Plant-spraying apparatus



' Aug. 9, J. B. BOYETT PLANT SPRAYING APPARATUS Filed May 20-, 1924 2Sheets-Sheet 1 v INVENTOR.

J BB /2H,

A TTORNEY.

I PatentedfAug 9, 1927.

sp y d. e cumula tion' of solidmatter 'et' t'he intake ofthe'pumpelenientjofthe apparetusQ fastest: 1 3. 136

7. This invention relates to f: apparatus I for sprayingplants of'verious'kindstodestroy vnoxious L insects and .f the] like, end has foroneof its objects' tojfirhprove the "construc-.

tion and increase the eificiency' and utility of devices of this.character by providing it ith'o'rou ghf mixing of the v constituents' ofthe spraying liquid to form a, Imiformfrnix ture to prevent burning ofthe plants when further to overcome the, ac-

Another: object of the invention piste provide a device 01$ thischaracter; including e t nk or e lsupii ying iiquirl, me ns .f rj d'cherging the) liquid from the tankjt gbug 'spra'ylngf conductors} andmeans i for return-.

ing the surplusliquid supplied to spraying conductors," duringfthegspra1ng, operatiom-io fwhen a-n i'nCreesed egitat n isdesirable. 1

' I Another obj ect: the finventioh fig-0, pic.

i vide v e, device ,of this chamber; including a mounted onthe:fra1ne,meansoperfitiveziromv supporting irame. mounted f on. en:Zt'Xle and carrier wheels; at tank-ior e sprayihg liquid the: axle fordischarging th liquidjroin, the tank through spreying oonductors,'rneens for turning the liquid from the l, discharging means back intothe tenlz end meens p mvtive 5 from i the, axle Q i 1 agitating theliquid Z inthetank;

Figure 1; is" aiu side -elevation, and Q apparatuszi 5- portingiranieincluding'sp'aced side rails Figure- 3 an enlar-gedivertical section Iof the operative portions of. the "apperatus.

The improved apparatus. comprises. easupsupporting nexle-ll-havingrecrank 12 near the rear; the' axle elsossupportingjcap rier 'Wheels13fand thefmmeysupporting it forward caster vvheel'rl;7 v

'The framemerhbers 10also 'supp'or'txe draft. appliance 15, atthe-forward end, end 5 rearvvardly directed *g uide hendles 16,- the'latter bracedi as-at.16Lf: ki iii i w ni'infor.TAMPL 'jaLonInAlJbrackets 17'," ise. tenk or reservoirf1 8 for the v pra l quid, 'i i tgat i1 1 8 centrellyithereof, is a vertical shaft 21 I epp d 1 a on 'th'bottom {05 v cog" hav a sq e; em 2 m;div v latterfcarrying at plurality'ofspacedr'sup'er I I posed sets ofupstanding agitatorblades"23,

preferably arreng-edobliqu'ely to the longi-j tudinal axis of the'members; The; sets. of

, i d fb edsi; e rev l ing,p evi'd sf e W Q i x g of the l' -ons it ensl of the siprayingliquidto formeuniform mix- -tune to; prevent burningof ltheplents when IS'prayed end" furtherfovercoiningthe accufmulationfzof solid matter et the 'inletl a r pump "to hell presently referredL te; 1 Each agitator blade is, radially, disposed and jinclines fromits", t op-" to' *itsfbotton 'edge '1 j' i r ne o n" a 'e t e ros i he.axis he, shaft '21.;

b et Pro d d 532: I u bevel ge -26 Wit i h h u$ n =4A Q hte shaft 251.51 mounted (for srotationfthrough the housing'24h ztnd 'ifs provided'vvith,e'ibevel gear H2 ng i a h 1 6s n w belt -pulley; 2.8v-externel lylof 1- the housin v Me ed. 1 theexl l 11 l e ;b 1i*-p y530; 1 i anendless be1t 31 operatingoverthegpulleys 1:: 28--.a1;1d-, 30, and; thustransmits f the motion Bethe-51x18 11 to the counter she-ftfl d and.

.mechin'e is movedgforwerdlyl 1 v Supported in the. top {of the tank 19is, -e pump cylinder 32 haying a plunger, indicated at 32 and apumpgrodiridicatedatBB. L-A -I- itsj e p en t P p e e e t s; p I videidfvvith': an air chamber 34, ith the pump rod. 133 extending Qthroughthei air chambeii-and-coupled vat 35 to eldo wnwerdly; directedoperating-rod 36,;1a 1 7 J he n mp cyl-s -z inderr32andtheaircharnben34rests upon a I supporting: bracket '38 .having i eguide. vsleeve; orcollar 39;-for xth'e' rod36;

-,\ The "coupling 37; between .f At its lower end i the rod 36ter1ni'netes" in a guide sleeve 4:0,thelatter-supported :for i. verticalmovement I through; at F'guide v collar 5 4:0v attachedjto-the tnkl's. Y

4'1end42, nnited bye oint- 43; is coupled by. one i-po'r tiorr a t HtOthegcrahkglQ' of thexaxle 11;,Land- A coupling rod in two sections 1the agitators 123 operative thereby, as p :the 1 its upper. pesitiori,

a 1 jis l me vlihiy-engegedbythe,othehliortibn theJsIeeVeAO. i

e xt i n he siiye46fief baket .45 which v a bell prank level; is pivoted5 21 047; sitits'elbow,

' 1 seatin the "rod section;gl jyhgiiffihgl e ma isim Yfid ev r, fi ez r'u'n when jit ii-s. 'desii'edfto move the;

A i iiifinp not required V ereeii idiziphfagm rfi the la tt cenicalyasshewn" ifiFi u'jre 3:

I 50 iThf discharge of theplirnp 'is repre serited 7' eaf m ofsurplusliquid siippl-ied tOthe cenreeista ceg be cffdlused to thebranchr61'fi62 and be aft" 521$ "'cdiipled "t6 the -bmcket'66,andfsepbrtedfnjeaeh a ,sjt'ailda'iid 67 ezieh hziving a sleeve, 68 atflieupper ndii 'SlidibleiliOrl each Of the letter sleeves a] guide sleeve7011315 the ton plants, petatiif'plants am the:

f'efelaibly 'ductors during the spreyiiig operation. The" s opened.-

none; p ee s through the braiichfil w;

"If 'th'e' Spraying [operation is not required 01 ii} a mo re, :thorpugh" mixing of the ingrev dient'oftheliqiiid is desired, the valve 64 isopened, when theveeiitent Whichflwill nat irall'g fsefe k 7 p'i, f gAttagehedito the', .h idle. peril ,adjustably receive another i'bd' itThe brackets. G'Gfere ,pr'o N rods.

d apr v-ided wi hi 'nneic't the? coiid m ze i r p oved device may be? enin eennec'tibh 'withjlany The" preferfedembed-1mm" (if the inveh -V 11forth i 1 :the specificationgbile it will b tioh is T disclosed in thedrawings and 's'et understood that modifications :witl 1'': Sc p f the;c imed im fof if cbntaniihg:

p ay liquld, a pump? element w-hevm sZIe fwhe eby 2i uh'iforfili spray iIpitoduized, in c 'omblnatlon withiifi irevolliblegiishaftifi inglants"of-wrmumemi but is" I sprayed and accumulation ofsolid matter atsaid inlet is prevented, each of theagita-tors of each set incliningthroughout. across the.

axis of the shaft. a

V 2. An apparatus for spraying plants comprising a tank for containing aspraying liquid, a'pump cylinder supported from'the top of the tank andhav ng its inletwithin the latter, an air chamber at the top of andopening into the cylinder and providing for a uniform spraying of theliquid, a piston operating in the cylinder, a piston 'rod connected tothe piston and extending through said chamber, means for reciprocatingsaid rod, anoutlet' conductor leading from said chamber and adapted tobe attached to a spraying device, a surplus liquid conducting branchleading from said conductor to-the tank, and a controlling valve in saidbranch, .in combination with a revoluble shaft arranged centrally ofandextending from the top to the bottom of the tank, upstanding,

spaced sets of agitators arranged in superposed relation and fixedtoiand bodily rev: oluble with said shaft whereby, a thorough mixing ofthe constituents ofthe liquid is had to'prevent burning of the plantsWllBIl sprayed and accumulationof solid matter at'said inlet isprevented, each ofthe agitators of each set inclining throughout acrossthe axis of the shaft.

In testimony whereof, afiix mysignature' 7 hereto. t

JEssE B: BOYETTI 1 I

